Rabiu Kwankwaso reveals Peter Obi signed a four-year presidency agreement ahead of 2027, outlining the NDC’s proposed power rotation plan
Vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that presidential candidate Peter Obi signed a formal agreement committing to a single four-year term if elected in the 2027 presidential election.
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Kwankwaso said the arrangement was designed to support a power-sharing understanding that would see the presidency return to the North after Obi’s first term, as part of the party’s proposed regional balance strategy.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, the former Kano State governor said he trusted Obi to honour the commitment because of their shared understanding and personal relationship.
“Oh yes, I personally believe him. I don’t think, based on what I now know about him, that he will change his mind when the time comes. We are all gentlemen,” Kwankwaso said.
He disclosed that the agreement was documented rather than being based only on verbal discussions.
“We have done one for the party, and we have done another one between the two of us,” he said.
Kwankwaso explained that the arrangement involved both leaders working together to secure victory in 2027 before allowing the presidency to rotate back to the North after Obi’s proposed four-year tenure.
“The agreement is what you said, that for four years, we will work together, team together as a group, party, friends and brothers so that after his term of four years (2027-2031), it comes back to the North,” he said.
The former governor said his acceptance of the vice-presidential position was influenced by the belief that the South should occupy the presidency for one term before power returns to the North.
“Together we felt that the presidency should go to the South for four years; thereafter it will come back to the North,” Kwankwaso added.
He said the arrangement should ideally become a broader national understanding aimed at promoting unity between different regions.
“We believe that should be the consensus of everybody in this country so that we can move together as a family, both North and South,” he said.
When asked whether he would pursue the presidency in 2031, Kwankwaso avoided making a definite commitment, saying the party’s immediate focus remained on the 2027 election.
“We have a short-term plan which we are executing now and, of course, we also have our medium and long-term plans for the country,” he said.
Obi had previously stated in May that he would serve only one term if elected, describing the decision as part of efforts to promote stability and national cohesion.
“I want to be a one-term president because of stability. I would not stay a day, with a gun to my head, longer than four years,” Obi had said.
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The NDC has continued to promote the Obi-Kwankwaso partnership as a balance between regional interests ahead of the 2027 presidential election, although the proposed arrangement remains a political commitment between the parties and has not been established as a constitutional requirement.
